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Jameis Winston after training with Jim Harbaugh at Michigan: 'I wish I could have played for him'

Jameis Winston

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston (5) prepares to hand the ball off while facing Oregon in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 in Pasadena, Calif. Oregon defeated Florida State 59-20 to advance to the first ever NCAA football playoff championship game. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)

The video features footage of former Florida State Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston working out at the Wolverines' Al Glick Field House with Harbaugh, prior heading to Indianapolis for this week's NFL Scouting Combine.

"It was a blessing to meet a guy like that," said Winston of the former Michigan star quarterback that spent the last decade coaching in the NFL.

"I made a reference back when he was in Indianapolis in '95, he had a great year that year. It was just an honor to meet him and all of his accomplishments and the type of coach that he is.

"I wish I could have played for him."

Good luck to Jameis Winston & Bryce Petty. Two terrific youngsters & fine football players. We will be pulling hard for you from Ann Arbor.

Winston, who is projected as a high first-round pick in this year's draft, spent three days working out on the Michigan campus alongside former Baylor star quarterback Bryce Petty.

"That's a guy you see on Sundays," Petty said of Harbaugh. "So, if there's anybody that you want to play for, as a player, it's a coach like him - just a fun, energetic guy, passionate about football. From the second he came over here, he was sizing up Jameis and wanted to see his grip.

"He's just a quarterback. That's the coolest part about playing the position and then being coached by somebody that's been there and done that."

"These guys don't know how blessed they are to have this type of facility," Winston said of the Wolverines. "Florida State, we're a very prestigious school. We have nice stuff, but we don't have this. I'm sorry. I love Florida State, Go 'Noles 'til the day I die..."

Petty, who is also one of the top quarterbacks available in this year's draft, added: "This is bar-none the best (facility) that I've seen. We have great ones in Waco, I love what we had at Baylor, and so it's cool to kind of see around other places. And this is definitely, by far, one of the best I've seen."

Even though Michigan remains the winningest college football program in the country, it is looking to bounce back in a huge way this season after finishing 5-7 in 2014 under previous head coach Brady Hoke.